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Gal, Yuval
🇮🇱FIDE 2846837· Male· Israel· Born in 2010
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Yuval Gal, a 16-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1673. He is climbing fast, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Merkaz Shabbat 2026 2-3, Bet Merkaz Shabbat 2026 1, and Israeli Cadet Championship U15 Qualifiers 2025 Petach Tikva 15. Also played 2 rapid (including Dov Porat Memorial - Israeli U18 Youth Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial - Israeli U18 Youth Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1714 was reached at age 15 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, he reached #76, #87 and #78 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd1573·Blz1545
All-time high
1714
−41 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 15
Sep 2025 · age 15
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,615
#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
76th Israeli U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1714
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1714
at age 15 · −41 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+495 Elo)
1068 → 1563
Feb 2025
2024
87th Israeli U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1559
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+123
1550 → 1673
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
9W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYehonatan Shemer1,656·Israeli Cadet Championship U15 Qualifiers 2025 Petach Tikva 15·R6·+19.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2336 | +12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1882 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 930 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #6 | 2378 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #18 | 1516 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 771 | -27.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #28 | 865 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #4 | 2368 | +43.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDotan Cohen
🇮🇱ISR·1741
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2030
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vsHarel Ben-Haim
🇮🇱ISR·1753
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2030
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vsIlan Ronin
🇮🇱ISR·1740
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2027
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vsOriel Angel
🇮🇱ISR·1444
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsYonatan Weber
🇮🇱ISR·1985
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2029
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,252
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#82,995
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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